Seventeen-year-old Emily's heart has been broken and she feels like there is no one to turn to, until an unexpected friendship blossoms with a troubled classmate named Leo. Leo is Emily's rock in a sea of confusion, but he also has problems. With a deadbeat dad and a mother battling alcohol addiction he feels he must be both mother and father to his younger sister. The two friends lean on each other and discover the inner strength to face whatever life throws at them.